The Roman Gold Mine that Ate Mountains

The Roman Gold Mine that Ate Mountains

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This video explores the spectacular remains of the Roman mines at Las Médulas, Spain.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Gold and gold mines
1:38 Mines of Spain
2:22 Las Médulas
3:39 Echos of Antiquity
4:42 Ruina montium
6:21 Recovering the gold
7:24 Declining profits